Mining Incidents

Montana Limestone Company: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James W Weaver
Carbon County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401860

MSHA record for Montana Limestone Company (mine ID 2401860). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Montana Limestone Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Montana Limestone Company sits in Carbon County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Carbon County, Montana · Population 10,877
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,017
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 14, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montana Limestone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF LADDER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND KNEE GAVE WAY AND POPPED OUT OF JOINT RESULTING IN PAINFUL MINOR SWELLING.

1991 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN CLOSING A GATE ON CAR ,BAR CAME BACK AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 2, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Limestone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS LOADING A TRUCK FROM A LOAD OUT BIN. HE PULLED THE HANDLE ON THE VALVE TO CLOSE IT AND TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE.

1990 · 2 incidents

June 13, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE WORKING ON ELECTTRICAL PROBLEM ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR THE INJURED EMPOYEE PUSHED THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS TOGETHER TO START THE MOTOR & THIS CREATED A BRIGHT FLASH ARC

June 13, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Montana Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE OBSERVING/HELPING THE PLANT MANAGER WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR, THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WERE PUSHED TOGETHER CREATING A BRIGHT FLASH WHICH BURNT THE EYES SIMILIA R TO WELDERS FLASH.

1989 · 1 incident

January 19, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by flying object

USING AIR WRENCH WITH UNIVERSAL AND 9/16'' SOCKET.TRIGGER ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED CAUSING SOCKET TO FLY OFF -HIT UPPER LIP AND SPLIT LIP OPEN.